[T2] wanna trip to Baltimore??

[accessys at smart.net]

with ether it will backfire which leaves me to suspect timing is not dead 
on or even that close but I  have moved the dist basically 360degrees 
(moved the wires)

have done the engine TDC on #1 and rotor at 1plug wire several times
both valves on 1 are closed hard to tell if 3 are overlapping because I 
can't see and move crank at same time and there is no one nearby I trust 
to do it right or know what they are looking at or moving.  gotta find a 
large mirror but wife won't let me have hers

momma's picture is turned to the wall and I have talked to the engine in 
german.

unfortunatley the last decent professional has retired and moved away 
locally.  would call and pay someone if there were someone to call

thanks
Bob


On Thu, 18 Jun 2015, Raceing Cajun wrote:

> Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2015 11:30:21 -0500
> From: Raceing Cajun <raceingcajun at communicomm.com>
> To: accessys at smart.net
> Cc: TYPE 2 LIST <type2 at type2.com>
> Subject: Re: [T2] wanna trip to Baltimore??
> 
> Bob,
>
>   Don’t give up yet. Back up and start over. Start with the basics. Have 
> you got; gas, spark, compression, and are all these things in time? I have 
> felt all through this ordeal that timing in one way or another was suspect, 
> either ign timing or cam/crank timing. Simply because it does not hit/pop/ 
> backfire, or something.
>
>   You have said more that once you have spark, gas, and compression. Well 
> with those things, it must at least hit/bump/pop/backfire, or show some sign 
> of life, if in time.
>
> Roll the engine up to TDC on #1, the distributor rotor must point to the plug 
> wire tower on the cap going to #1, forget about the notch in the distributor 
> housing at this time. Pull the valve covers, when the engine is at TDC on #1, 
> the valves on #3 should be at “overlap”, exhaust closing/intake beginning 
> to open. Both valves on #1 should be closed,
>
> Are you sure the valves are closing completly? I think you said it has 
> hydraulic lifters, if your not sure of valve closure, adjust them like solid 
> lifters with .006 gap. If it starts they will clatter, but it wont hurt 
> anything, and you can readjust them when things get stabilized.
>
> If you don’t have any luck with this, then it might be time to turn Mothers 
> picture to the wall, and call in a professional tech. I wish I was able to 
> come, I love a challenge like this! Although I’m sure we are all going to 
> be amazed of how simple it was in the end..........I know easy for me to say!
>
>
> Skipper
>
>> Subject: [T2] wanna trip to Baltimore??
>